HUGGING THE BEAR: DRAKENSBERG FLY FISHING FILM
Hugging The Bear is a film about a journey. FlyBru’s Matt Gorlei and Nick van Rensburg, together with Xplorer Fly Fishing’s Shaun Dickson, explore a
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STANTON HECTOR – WHAT’S IN MY BAG
While we tend to be omnivorous in our tastes, there’s something to be said for those who specialise. Hyper-focused anglers know what they like and
YAMAME – WISH LIST FISH
Ichiro Takeuchi of Japanese fly fishing streetwear brand Shaku Hunter (shaku-hunter.com) tells us about his native fish and the fabled “shaku” length all yamame anglers are after. WHAT
LIFE CHANGING ANTS – FLUFF
In an excerpt from his new book, The Feather Mechanic II: Beyond the Pattern, Gordon van der Spuy dives deep into the delicious versatility of an ant fly
100 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
What if, the moment you’ve caught a fish on your home waters, you were to relegate that fly for the rest of the season? And
AIR-HEAD CADDIS: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
The Air-Head Caddis, as originally tied by Gary LaFontaine, mimics an emerging winged caddis. This modified pattern as tied by Herman Botes (of Papa Roach
CHAMOIS DRIES
Besides snowshoe making its regular appearance in fly posts on social media, we also spotted beautiful, buggy caddis flies tied with chamois hair on Instagram
BEETLE MANIA – SBS VIDEO
Beetles are fascinating creatures. They have been a favourite since childhood with Rhino beetles the size of two thumbs popping up in our garden quite
SNOWSHOE CARAMEL
Snowshoe is not regular in South Africa. I was introduced to this funky dry fly material via Instagram (the platform may have its pros and
FAST FLIES
We’re loving this new video series on Youtube from Gordon van der Spuy (aka The Feather Mechanic), one of South Africa’s best fly tiers and
